Crooks and Liars

In a late Friday news dump, the feds reported that an Enbridge underground pipeline has dumped about 70,000 gallons of crude oil in Wisconsin:…

Mysterious drones have been showing up in the skies above New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut for weeks, disturbing residents and prompting lawmakers to call for more answers as to what exactly is going on. Via NBC News:…

If Ontario carries through on its threats, millions of Americans would be without electricity and major oil pipelines would be shut off.…

By Elisabeth Rosenthal…

Oligarchic, monopolistic billionaires--Musk, Trump, Peter Thiel, Kochs, Uihleins, De Vos dingbats--who exercise raw power in our society, have corrupted business, politics, culture, religion, the judiciary. We stop now or they end our democracy.…

The 2024 Substance-Free Sucking Up To Trump Award is hereby bestowed on The Daily Beast. Apparently, someone over there thought it just fascinating that Elon Musk’s mother said her son and Barron Trump discussed interplanetary colonization at Thanksgiving…

It’s beginning to feel like some allegations of criminal behavior are a requirement to be chosen for a top position in the President-Elect 34 Felony Convictions administration.…

I've been quiet about Luigi Mangione and his alleged shooting of United Healthcare Group executive Brian Thompson, mostly because I wanted to absorb and think about the rage this event has raised in the American public.…

In today's episode of 'We're all gonna die,' we have RFK Jr.'s lawyer, Aaron Siri, who has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine. MAHA, amirite?…

On this day in 1968, Marvin Gaye scored his first U.S. No. 1 single when "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" started a five-week run at the top.…

Remember Alexander Smirnov, carrier of claims that Joe Biden accepted bribes from Ukraine while his son Hunter was a lobbyist for them?…

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Dick Van Dyke turned 99 today.…

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are reportedly considering plans to weaken—or abolish altogether—top bank regulators, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.…

Rep. Nancy Mace’s former communications director isn’t buying Mace’s claims that she was attacked by a trans activist. On Tuesday night, Mace wrote that she was “physically accosted tonight on Capitol grounds over my fight to protect women.”…

Caitlin Clark was named Athlete of the Year by Time Magazine.…

The felon decided to create an outside advisory department for his upcoming administration called the "Department of Government Efficiency," which will be run by the wealthiest man in the world, Leon Musk, and billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. The wealthy duo claim…

After some heated exchanges on CNN's NewsNight program Thursday evening, MAGA advocate Scott Jennings took a lighthearted tap on his shoulder by colleague Bakari Sellers like it was some sort of assault.…

Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski are pathetic. Now we're at the point in their scandal arc where Joe has seemingly stopped insulting everyone who he insulted by kissing Trump's big rump after pretending to have integrity and a spine. Instead (trick or treat!)…

Several outlets report that Nancy Pelosi has launched a behind-the-scenes effort to thwart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bid to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. Via the New York Post:…

There's one way to send a message and get people's attention.…

I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised that a guy who boasts about committing sexual assault thinks terrorizing children, hospital patients, churchgoers and grieving funeral attendees is his idea of making America great.…

A Florida woman was charged with terrorism Tuesday after police said she ended a call to an insurance company with the words, “Delay, Deny, Depose.” Via WFLA:…

Trump said this week that he would discuss ending child vaccination programs with Bob Kennedy, the whackadoodle health nut and anti-vaccine activist he wants to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Via Salon:…

For the red hats who voted for Donald, thinking he would miraculously lower the price of eggs and other grocery items once he takes office, they've been played for suckers. We saw this coming.…

On this day in 1975 David Bowie's "Golden Years" was released. The song was the main single from Bowie's Station To Station album.…